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“Hey, have you heard about…” Gossip: It’s on Facebook, on the television, in the break room, and yes, even in our churches. With gossip being so prevalent in our culture, it can be hard to resist listening to and sharing stories about other people’s business. But what does God say about gossip? And is it possible to follow His instructions?

John Petrilli '82, recently corresponded with us. He told us his improbable story of becoming a writer at a local Christian publication, after years in the secular work world. "When I graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 1982 with my degree in Evangelism I was ready to conquer the world for Christ," he said. "Little did I know that God...

Dr. Harold Willmington, a 1955 graduate of Moody Bible Institute and dean of the Willmington School of the Bible at Liberty University, was named the 2014 Alumnus of the Year by Moody's  Alumni Association . The award was announced at The Moody Church during the Tuesday, Feb. 5, evening session of Moody Bible Institute's...

It was 3 a.m. The rain was falling sideways as Craig Masselink (MBI-Spokane '13) pulled himself once again to a standing position on his paddleboard in the middle of Lake Michigan. As he began paddling across the dark, choppy waves, another wave knocked him into the chilly water and flipped his board over. Shivering, he grabbed onto the board...

Kyle ’11 and Stephanie (Frusher ’03) Tennant, being raised and educated in a conservative Evangelical environment shaped by reformed thinking, never imagined leaving that background to serve in ministry. However, now the Tennants are planting churches with the United Methodist Church, the very denomination founded by the great evangelist...

Typical Day in the Office Jason Sanford ‘99 had been through this many times before. Even though it got easier with time, there is always some nervousness involved when sharing test results with a patient. As a city of Chicago public clinic worker, he has to share bad news with people quite often. Eventually, the young man whom Jason was...

Have you heard of Kin City? Kin City is a new podcast about listening & learning across the borders of race, class and gender. Its mission is to see and treat each other more like family. Kin City is hosted by Nate & Jaime (Robinson '08) Tubbs '07 and Quantas Ginn, a current seminary student. Please subscribe and join Kin City...

Moody alumna, Mary (Meroney) Frey '10, began her studies at Moody in 2007 with grand visions for her future life of ministry. Mary was a Evangelism and Discipleship major and wanted to be a children's ministry director or work with young women. But God had another plan for her. Mary and her husband, Peter (also a Moody alumni), got...

Dwayne Reed, a 4th grade teacher from Chicago, made a rap video to welcome his class to the school year and it quickly went viral. Mr. Reed has appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the video and his rap has even been acknowledged by TIME. The video was filmed and directed by Moody alumnus, Ty Gotham '16, a filmmaker who graduated...

Earlier this month, Tim Rogers ’96 and his wife, Tiersa, traveled to Swaziland, Africa. There they worked with New Life Homes, a ministry of African Leadership Partners. New Life Primary School is an English medium school located in rural Swaziland. The school was founded to serve 40 children exclusively—to provide a unique educational...